Corrosion and tribocorrosion mitigation of perhydropolysilazane-derived coatings on low carbon steel

Ni Yang, Wenbo Wang, Wenjun Cai, Kathy Lu

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Abstract

Perhydropolysilazane (PHPS) is a polymer with [–SiH2–NH–]n repeating units. By pyrolysis with PHPS as a precursor, highly adhesive and protective silicon oxynitride (SiON)-based coatings were synthesized. The formation of Si–O–Si bonds increased with pyrolysis temperature. Both the hardness and Young's modulus of the PHPS-derived coatings were enhanced at higher pyrolysis temperatures. The PHPS-derived coatings significantly enhanced the corrosion resistance of low carbon steel in a 0.6 M NaCl aqueous solution, especially for the coatings with the formation of extensive Si-O-Si bonds. The PHPS-derived coating at the pyrolysis temperature of 600 °C exhibited the best resistance to corrosion and tribocorrosion.

Original languageEnglish
Article number108946
JournalCorrosion Science
Volume177
DOIs
StatePublished - Dec 2020
Externally publishedYes

Funding

This work was supported by the US National Science Foundation under grant numbers CMMI-1634325 and CMMI- 1855651. This work was supported by the US National Science Foundation under grant numbers CMMI-1634325 and CMMI- 1855651 .

Keywords

  • Corrosion
  • Perhydropolysilazane
  • Silicon oxynitride
  • Steel
  • Tribocorrosion

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